Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [be] looking [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The upshot is that holiday/tour organisers who book hotels in this country are imposing stringent contract conditions on the hotels and may in some cases be looking for some performance guarantees or such-like so that they have some redress if your shortcomings result in them having to pay up to their customers . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've denounced facts which are there for all to see in the RAI accounts , and the public prosecutors are looking into some of them . |
| 3 | Will he bear in mind the fact that many eastern European countries are looking to this country as a possible dumping ground and they produce their goods with wages of about 20p an hour ? |
| 4 | Tory backbenchers are looking for strong measures to boost the economy and hope a one per cent cut in interest rates will cushion predicted cutbacks in public spending . |
| 5 | PETER MARSHALL 's double-handed style has carried him to the top of the British rankings , and many observers were looking to this week 's British Open Championship at Wembley Conference Centre to provide proof of his potential at world level . |
| 6 | ‘ Previously the large , prairie-style farms tended to go for big , American-style equipment , but the new , smaller units are looking for smaller new or used European-sized implements . |
| 7 | As times grow hard , general publishers are looking for new markets . |
| 8 | A rise in numbers would by itself help to explain why the upper classes were looking for new and wider choice of occupation ; it does not go far towards explaining the popularity of Cîteaux . |
| 9 | Harmonization proved impossible : the two Services were looking for two quite different aircraft . |
| 10 | As the article by Dr Stuart Nelson in this issue ( p11 ) points out , most SMEs are looking for immediate benefits by improving their products and processes with existing technology at low risk . |
| 11 | The European Junior Team Championships , which England last won in 1988 , are to be played here from July 8–11 and all the governing bodies are looking on this week 's championships as the ideal trial run . |